Pecinje

Pecinje is a locality in Montenegro. Pecinje is situated nearby to the locality Kralji Stari, as well as near Bokovica.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Lipa Cave and Blue Palace.

Lipa Cave

Cave

Lipa Cave is a karst cave situated close to Cetinje, Montenegro. It has a system of about 2.5 kilometres of passages and halls, which makes it one of the largest caves in Montenegro.

The Blue Palace was built as the heir's palace in Cetinje, Montenegro. Today the Blue Palace is the official residence of the President of Montenegro. It was built in 1894–1895 in late Empire style as the residence of Crown Prince Danilo of Montenegro, then heir-apparent to the throne. Blue Palace is situated 3½ km west of Pecinje.

Museum of King Nikola I Petrović

Museum

Photo: BuhaM, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Cetinje Royal Palace is located in Cetinje, Montenegro, and for more than 50 years served as the seat of the Montenegrin Royal family. In 1926, it became a museum and from 1980, it was one of the departments in the National Museum of Montenegro. Museum of King Nikola I Petrović is situated 3½ km west of Pecinje.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Cetinje and Rijeka Crnojevica.

Cetinje

Photo: cheran, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Cetinje is the historic capital of Montenegro. The city is of enormous historical and spiritual value to Montenegro. During the siege of the Ottoman empire, Montenegro itself had, at numerous times, been reduced to just Cetinje and its surroundings.

Rijeka Crnojevica

Photo: Darij & Ana, CC BY 2.0.

Rijeka Crnojevica is a small historical town in Central Montenegro on the ancient trading route through Montenegro. The city is very near the most beautiful part of Lake Skadar.

Pecinje

Latitude

42.39028° or 42° 23′ 25″ north

Longitude

18.96778° or 18° 58′ 4″ east

Elevation

547 metres (1,795 feet)

Open location code

8FJW9XR9+44

GeoNames ID

3336190

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